A lot of people put pressure on themselves and think it will be way too hard for them to live out their dreams. Mentors are there to say, 'Look, it's not that tough. It's not as hard as you think. Here are some guidelines and things I have gone through to get to where I am in my career.'
| Mary Decker, Athlete (1958) |
| Lane Evans, Politician (1951) |
| Greta Gerwig, Actress (1983) |
| William Rowan Hamilton, Mathematician (1805) |
| Knut Hamsun, Author (1859) |
| John Harrington, Writer (1561) |
| Edward Irving, Clergyman (1792) |
| Daniel Dae Kim, Actor (1968) |
| Osbert Lancaster, Cartoonist (1908) |
| Harry Lauder, Entertainer (1870) |
| Hans Christian Andersen, Author (1875) |
| John Bacon, Sculptor (1799) |
| Jeanne Calment, Celebrity (1997) |
| Lord Thomson Of Fleet, Publisher (1976) |
| William Floyd, Politician (1821) |

